At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange class III Milk futures had a fairly quiet day. October milk closed a penny higher at $15.82. November down three cents at $16.01. The December contract was unchanged at $15.98. The January through April contracts were up a penny to down three cents.
Barrels were unchanged Thursday at $1.3850. Six trades were made, ranging from $1.3850 to $1.39. Blocks settled $0.0050 higher at $1.6750. Eight loads sold, ranging from $1.6450 to $1.6650. Butter closed down $0.0375 at $2.2925. 16 trades, ranging from $2.2775 to $2.32. Dry weigh was up $0.0025 at $0.5625. Nonfat dry milk unchanged at $0.8750. Five loads sold, ranging from $0.86 to $0.8750.
